The acceptability of social robots: A scoping review of the recent literature

D David, P Thérouanne, I Milhabet - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Social robots seem to be integrating into our society quite rapidly (eg, Conti et
al. 2019). Yet, the fact that they are integrated in different domains does not ensure potential …

Understanding the sense of self through robotics

TJ Prescott, K Vogeley, A Wykowska - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Robotics can play a useful role in the scientific understanding of the sense of self, both
through the construction of embodied models of the self and through the use of robots as …

Becoming nature: Effects of embodying a tree in immersive virtual reality on nature relatedness

P Spangenberger, SM Geiger, SC Freytag - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The potential of using immersive virtual reality (iVR) technologies to enhance nature
relatedness by embodying non-human beings, such as plants or animals, is only sparsely …

Toward enhanced teleoperation through embodiment

A Toet, IA Kuling, BN Krom… - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Telerobotics aims to transfer human manipulation skills and dexterity over an arbitrary
distance and at an arbitrary scale to a remote workplace. A telerobotic system that is …

Software variability in service robotics

S Garcia, D Strüber, D Brugali, A Di Fava… - Empirical Software …, 2023 - Springer
Robots artificially replicate human capabilities thanks to their software, the main
embodiment of intelligence. However, engineering robotics software has become …

Exploring the effect of cooperation in reducing implicit racial bias and its relationship with dispositional empathy and political attitudes

I Patané, A Lelgouarch, D Banakou, G Verdelet… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Previous research using immersive virtual reality (VR) has shown that after a short period of
embodiment by White people in a Black virtual body, their implicit racial bias against Black …

[HTML][HTML] Embodying nature in immersive virtual reality: Are multisensory stimuli vital to affect nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviour?

P Spangenberger, SC Freytag, SM Geiger - Computers & Education, 2024 - Elsevier
One discussion in the context of education for sustainable development centres on the
importance of cognitive as well as affective processes for promoting pro-environmental …

User experience design for social robots: a case study in integrating embodiment

A Corrales-Paredes, DO Sanz, MJ Terrón-López… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Social robotics is an emerging field with a high level of innovation. For many years, it was a
concept framed in the literature and theoretical approaches. Scientific and technological …

Design metaphors for understanding user expectations of socially interactive robot embodiments

N Dennler, C Ruan, J Hadiwijoyo, B Chen… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The physical design of a robot suggests expectations of that robot's functionality for human
users and collaborators. When those expectations align with the robot's true capabilities …

Social robots and the futures of affective touch

M Paterson - The Senses and Society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT I focus on the role of touch within human-robot interaction. Because robots are
physically embodied, this brings up questions of anthropomorphism and behavioral mimicry …